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Re: x-ray and gun bearer an OK combo?

I am looking for the smallest pack that will allow me to also use a gun bearer to carry my 12ga woods gun.

I had a Scout; I didn't feel that the pack was large enough and the platform stable enough for a gun bearer.

I am about to order a Tarryall which I believe will handle a gun bearer well.

What I am still looking for is a small day pack that will work well with a gun bearer.

Is the x-ray a viable option? Better options in the current or retired product lines?

Thanks

Why not just use the tarryall for a day pack?
To answer your question, yes I think the xray will work with the gun bearer but having both I've always rathered the way the taller packs fit my back way better.

Occasionally, adjusting shoulder straps and placement on the belt is needed, but, after rifle hunting last week with my Scout and climbing tree stands with my .270, I can say that if you spend the time to set up an X-Ray with a gun bearer, adjusting the shoulder straps correctly, you'd be hard pressed to find a better way to carry a long gun.... I haven't found a better way at least...

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Re: x-ray and gun bearer an OK combo?

The Tarryall's a sweet pack, big enough to do multiple overnights with, curious about how compressible it is for single day use. The gunbearer is like anything else Kifaru, worth fiddling with to get it dialed in.

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -Robert A. Heinlein
"Count your blessings and you will never finish" - Fr. Jim Babb, SJ